Tabernacle Lectures (22) The Door of the Tabernacle

People today say they believe in Jesus, but because they do not know Jesus Christ, who is the door, they are unable to enter the tabernacle and are walking back and forth outside it. There are many who want to serve the Lord, while being outside of Jesus Christ. They have a deep interest in Jesus Christ but are unable to find the true taste of Jesus Christ. I have travelled to many places around the world, enjoyed good food, married and had joyful times with my loving wife. But even if I combined all this worldly joy together, it would not compare with the joy and thankfulness I have tasted inside Jesus Christ. The people who know the true taste of Jesus Christ cannot compare anything in this world with him, no matter how good it is. They would freely choose Christ and throw away the things of this world. They do not have to force themselves to throw those things away.

Many times, I have seen people who could not control their hearts fall into sin and suffer, but after they knew the true taste of Jesus Christ, their hearts moved closer to the Lord. For those who have tasted Jesus Christ, the things of this world can no longer be joy. Only Jesus Christ can be their joy. Like how Paul spoke about Christ and told the Colossians, “In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge,” when you enter into Jesus Christ, hidden in him are wisdom and truth which cannot be compared to the gold, silver, or treasures of this world.

Because Jesus Christ is holy and true, there is nothing dirty or evil inside him. We cannot enter inside Jesus Christ with a sinner’s body. If you are outside of Christ, you are a sinner, and know about Satan. But if you are inside Christ, you have no sins, and you can say you are holy and righteous. If you look in Psalm 1, it says, “For the Lord knows the way of the righteous.” No matter how sincere you are, you are a sinner if you are outside of Christ.